Mastercard to Acquire Stablecoin Infrastructure Firm BVNK in Deal Worth up to $1.8 Billion
Mastercard said Tuesday it has agreed to acquire London-based stablecoin infrastructure provider BVNK in a deal valued at up to $1.8 billion, as the payments giant expands deeper into blockchain-enabled financial service...
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Older archive item. Useful for background and entity history, but not a fresh market-moving signal.
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Mastercard is showing up inside the Stablecoins theme, so this story is worth tracking for follow-through rather than treating it as a one-off headline.
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